Box-machine.



PATENTED SEPTKZI, 1906.

ODBNKI-RGHBN. BOX MACHINE. APPLIOATIONVIILED MAY 15,1905.

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19am soc PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1906.

F. ODENKIROHEN.

0X MACHINE.

APPLIOAT ION EILBD MAY15. 1905. v

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NO- 829,995. PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1906.

H. P.; ODBNKIRGHEN.

BOX MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15,1905.

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UniTEi) sTArE's PATENT, OFFICE.

HENRY F. ()DENKIRCHEN, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASS IGNO R OF,

ONE- THIRD TO WILLIAM G. COWELL, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

BOX-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 4, 1906.

To' all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY F. ODENKIR- CHEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Haven,;in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut', have invented certain newand useful. Im rovements in Box- Machines, of which the llowing is a s ecification, reference being had-therein to t e accompanying drawings. A y v My invention relates to new and useful improvements in boxemachines, and refers more articularl to that t e of box-machine y which t e neck or co lar is inserted and secured Within the body of'a boxl It is the object of my invention, among other things, to provide mechanism'whereby the paper stri surrounding the box-body ma be turne( inwardly and downwardly a'nc the neck or collar placed within'said box-- body, all of said operations being automatic, a further object being to construct a device to accomplish the results herein suggested with mechanism of few parts of. such simple design as to be economically constructed and readily assembled. I

To these and other ends my invention con sists in the box-machinehavingcertain details of construction. and combination of parts, as Will be hereinafter-described, and

11 upon line A B of Fig.5. Fig. 4 is an elevation of a portion of thecam mechanism with adjacent partsi. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the bed ofthe machine, the sectional arts;

- being taken upon line A B of Fig. 1. i 6

isa sectional elevation taken uponxline D-zj of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a perspective view'of abox-body, showing'the paper strip "attached thereto and in condition to be placed in my machine. Figfgisia perspective ,view of a box-body, show1ng the*"paper strip folded inwardly, Fig. 9 is a perspective'view of the collar, and Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the completed box-body.-

a In 'theipractice ofmy invention the box as said dies-are the. jjvide d with the'beveled lates 22 at their infiner faces and have the ong itudinal slots 23-- ",jthereim'throiigh whichproject the '24, soas placed in the machine has a portion of the paper strip thereon projecting above the top of the box. This strip may be glued upon its outside near the top thereof or the collar may be glued upon the outside, either mode of gluing being permissible. As the gluing means is not a part of this invention, it is neither shown nor described herein. The upwardly-projecting ortion of the paper strip is now turned inwar; 1y, after which the collar is I inserted in the box, completing the same.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the bed ofthe machine, having the opem'n s 11, 12, and 13 through the to thereo and which is supported upon stan ards 2 2. Mounted within the journaleboxes I v3 3 is the shaft 4, which is rotated by a pulley 5, driven by a belt, as is common in the art; The pulley 5 is rotatable about the sh aft'4 and referably connected with said shaft by for purpose of illustration I have represented aclutch-lever 6, that is connected by a rod '7 'clutc mechanism of any preferred type, and

to alever-arm 8, fixed on the shaft 9, whichis i mounted in the standards 2 2 and to'which is affixed the foot-treadle- 10. Lying upon the top of the bed between" the ways 14 are the dies 15,16, 17, and 18, which are held therein by the: caps 19. In the machine shown in-the drawings the dies 15 .and 16 are.stationary" and the dies 17 and 18 are movable. .Thisconstruction .I prefer for this articular type of machine, but desire it. to e understood, however, that all of the dies may be mounted "so as to be movable,if desired. Foreconomy "of construction and to provideawearing-surface each of said dies is provided Wljllfi face plate 20. Restin'g u on the'top offeach of 01 ers 21, which are pro;

;tha't aresecured in the dies and locate jtolimit the movement of said folders one direction. In the backedge of each ofsaid A folders are recesses'25," ;w1thin which is":in serted a coil-spring thatabuts atone end against ashoulder upon. the dies, the normal action'of said-spring tending to press the folders inwardl r The mechanismfor actuating-the die 17 oomprisesa barrel-cam 26, fixed on the shaft 4, an arm 27, having a roll upon one end thereof which enters the groove in the cam 26 and secured to a rock-shaft which is mounted within, a fixed block 29, and an arm 30, having the screw 3 1 with the check-nut I thereon, the forward end of said screw bearing against the outer edge of the die. The rotation of the cam 26 actuates the roll-arm 27, rock-shaft 2H, and arm 30 and moves the die 17 inwardly, which die is returned to its original position by the spring 33, that is fixed to one of the posts 34. and to a post 34, fixed on the bed of the machine. In this construction, which is economical and sufficiently positive for all practical purposes, the movement of the die positive in only one direction; but it may be designed, however, so as to be moved positively in both directions.

The mechanism. for actuating the die 18 is very similar to that above described, there being a rock-shaft rotatable in the fixed block 36 and having an arm 37 secured thereto and within whicn is threaded the bolt 38, which impinges against the outer face of the die 18, a roll-arm 39 fixed to the shaft 35 and having a roll 40 thereon which lies again st the periphery of the cam 41, the s ring 42 being connected with the post 2d an the ost 13 to draw the die to its outer osition after it has been moved forwardly lly the mechanism above described.

()perative beneath the opening in the bed between the inner faces of the dies is a reciD- rocating slide 44, which moves between tie ways -15 integral with the bed and the caps 46 secured thereto. A reciprocating movement is given this slide through a rock-shaft 47, whic is mounted within brackets 48, depending from the bed, a rock-arm 49, fixed to said shaft and carrying a roll 50 upon. its outer end which lies against the face of the cam 51 upon the shaft 4;, an arm arm 52,1ixed to said shaft, and alink 53, pivotally secured at one end to the arm 52 and at the other end by the pin tle 55 between the ears 54 upon the slide 44. The roll 50 is held against the periphery of the cam 51 by the spring 56, which is connected at one end to a fixed part upon the bed and the other end to a spring-arm 57, se-

Secured to the top of cured to the shaft 4.7. the slide -14 with its upper surface flush with the under side of the dies and movable within the opening I 1 through the bed is the baseblock 58, which is preferably secured to the slide by screws 59. Fixed on the top of the bed is the head 60, within which is movably mounted the slide 61, that is reciprocated vertically from a cam 62, fixed upon the shaft 4, through a slide 63, that is operative within the box 64, and a rock-lever 65, pivotally mounted midway between its ends upon the shaft 66 and one end of which enters a recess 67 in the slide 61 and the other end of which is connected with the slide 63 by the link 68.

The plunger mechanism comprises a body member 69g a shank 70, which is fixed within the bottom end of'the slide 61 by the cap 71, an adj listing-screw 72 having a check-nut73 thereon threaded into the end of the said shank, the head of which is against the shoulder 74 on said slide, two spring-boxes 75, se-

cured to the body member 69, a spring-plate 76, having spring-rods 77 attached. thereto, which are surrounded by the coil-springs 78, that are within the spring-boxes 75, the jaws 79, which are movably mounted in said head member and secured therein by the caps 80, and a wedge 81, that is fixed in the lower end of the shank and bears against the inner opposing faces of the jaws 79. These jaws are normally held against the wedge 81 by springs 82, which lie between the said jaws and ca s 83, fixed to the said body member. In t drawings I have only illustrated two jaws; but I desire it to be understood that my invention is equally applicable with three, four, or any other number of jaws.

In Figs. 7, 8, and 10 the box-body is desig nated as 84, the paper stri thereon as 85, and in Figs. 9 and 10 the col ar as 86.

When the machine is at rest, the two movable dies are in their outer positions, the plunger is up, and beneath the opening under the dies the reciprocating slide is in the position shown in Fig. 5. r I

In operation the box-body 84, having the paper strip 85 thereon projecting upwardly above the top of the box-body, as shown in Fig. 7, is placed on the block 58 between the inner faces of the dies. A collar 86 is then placed around the jaws 79, so that its top edge abuts against the shoulder 87, after which the mechanism is operated by depressing the treadle 10 and the dies 17 and 18 move inwardly toward the dies 15 and 16, respectively, centering the box, so that it is in register wit-lithe plunger and holding it seecurely between the same, the dies having been previously adjusted in relation to each other, so that the inward limit of their movement will hold the box without crushing it. The movable dies are adj usted by the screws threaded in the crank-arms S0 and 37 and the stationary dies by the screws 88, which are threaded into blocks 89 and arranged so that their inner ends will impinge against the.

outer edges of the dies, During the 1nove-' ment of the dies the folders 21, which overhang the dies, turn the paper strip 85 inwardly, as shown in Fig.- 8. The plunger now moves downwardly, and as the bottom of the collar thereon engages the angular IOC faces of the folders the same are moved outwardly and away from the plunger against the action. of the springs 90 and the inwardly projecting overhanging portion of the paper strip .85 is turned downwuri'lly inside of the box by the collar as it is inserted within the box. When the collar rests uponlth'e bottom of the box, the jaws v I tion, but the slide 61 continues itsdownwai'd movement against theaction of. the springs 78, and the wedge 81 forces the'jaws 7 9 apart laterally,

end of the strip therebetween}betweenthe jaws and dies at the completion of the down ward movement of the slide;

diately thereafter a slight additional inward movement is given to both of the movable dies to increase the pinch upon the walls of the him and collar, and thus insure the pro per adhesion'of all of the parts. The dies are now Withdrawn sufficiently to relieve the pressure upon the sides of the box, after which the slide moves upwardly, relieving the wedge a'ction'u on the jaws, which are returned to" their ormer position by the springs 82, and, relieving the pinching pres sure upon the collar and box.- The slide continues its upward movement, and as the jaws are withdrawn from the collar the overhang-' ingedges of the folders, bytheir engagement with the top edges of the box-body, strip the same from the plunger. The two movable dies are now moved outwardly, the'movable platform is withdrawn, and the completed ox, as shown in Fig. 10, drops downwardly through the bed of the machine into a receptacle conveniently located to receive it.

There are many minor changes and alterations that can be made within my invention aside from those herein suggested, and I would therefore have it understood'that I do not limit myself to the exact construction herein shown and described, but claim all that falls fairly within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by" Letters Patent, is- 1. In a box-machine; the combination with meansv for centering the box-body; of means for folding inwan'lly that portion-of the pa per strip surrounding the same that projects above the top of said box-body means for inserting a "collar within said box-body and turning the inwardly-projacting portion of said strip downwardly, substantially as described.

2. in a t oxemachine, the combination with dies for centering the box-body; means for moving one or more of said dies; folders yieldingly secured to said dies and arranged so as to turn inwardly that portion of the paor strip projecting above the top of said boxody during the mbvement of said dies; a reciprocating plunger adapted to carry a collar thereon; andmeans for actuating said plunger, whereby said collar will be inserted within said box.

79 come-tea rest pas-1 thus pinching the collar and the-- body of ,the box, with the "inwardly-turned.

Simultane ously with the action of the wedge 01' imme' In albox-machine, the combination with dies for centering the box-body; of folders arranged so as to turn that portion of the paper strip projecting above the top of the box inwardly during the movement of the dies in onedirectionand to strip the same from the plunger when the ,plun er is being removed therefrom; a plunger a apted to carry a 001-. lar thereon; means for actuatin said 111 or, whereb the said collar will be inserted within said ox and saidinwardly-projecting portionlof said strip turned downwardlybetween e outside of said collar and the inside of said box at one and the same time, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a box-machine, the combination with dies; of folders yieldingly connected therewith ;means for actuating one or more of said dies; a plunger adapted to hold a collar thereon; means for actuating said plunger, whereby said collar will be inserted within said box; and means for actuating said dies after said collar and plunger have been inserted therelar will be said. dies.

5. In a box-machine, the combination with dies corresponding in number to the number of sides to the box and arranged so as to center said box; of a reciprocating plunger adapted to carry a collar thereon; means for actuating said dies and plunger, whereby said collar is inserted within said box.

6. in a box-machine, t he combination with dies; of folders connected therewith; sto means for limit ing the movement of said fol ers in one direction spring means for moving said folders independently of said dies; and a reciprocating plunger.

7. in a-box-machine, the combination with dies; of means for reciprooatin one of said dies; folders connected with sai dies; a plunpinched between said plunger and the inner suds of said folders; and means for holdingsaid folders in their inns most pdsition while said plun or is being withdrawn from between said f0 ders.

a plunger; of means for reciprocating the same; sliding jaws movably mounted within said plunger; and"'means operative between said aws for separating the same;

9. in a box-machine; a plunger; means or reciprocating the same; jaws slidably mounted within said plunger; tween said jaws and ada ted during its movement in .one direction to orce said jaws apart.

10. In a box-machine a plunger, said lunger comprising a shank member, a hoe slidably mounted thereon, jaws movably mounted in said head member, and a wedge connected with said shank and lying between said jaws, designed during its movement to,

in, whereby the sides of said box and said 001- ger; means for moving said plunger between IIO 8. In a box-machine, the combination with and a wedge lying b 1 1. In a boxmwnchine a plunger, C( 1."zpI'iS-- Tn testin'lonywhereof I afiix my signature mg a shank mvmbor 7U, ham mel'lflmr (12), m. presence of two wltnesses. jaws 79 mQVahIy nmunted therem, wedge 8-1 1' v 1 Y "1 T Y LEL'R ODLRKIPQI BJN connected. with sand shank, :1 spnng-plate 16 E N Y F k i 5 commuted wlth sand shank, and spnngs 78 ly- Nltnessesz ing between szud plate and SfllduEzIdfOllllOV- GEORGE E. HALL,

ing said head in one direction. WILLIAM G. CUWELL. 

